Source: Daily_Mail
Chelsea hold no fear for FC Copenhagen coach Stale Solbakken
Stale Solbakken was once declared dead, so he is not going to lose sleep worrying about Fernando Torres. Instead, he will trust his odd couple in defence to shackle the ?50million striker.[LNB] 'We have central defenders who should be able to cope with Torres's pace, which is his main strength,' said the FC Copenhagen boss. 'One is young and the other has a bad heart, but together they're good.' [LNB]We'll sort if for you, boss! Terry show of support as Ancelotti plays it cool Back from the dead: Copenhagen coach Solbakken suffered a heart attack in training [LNB]Mathias Jorgensen is the young one, a 20-year-old Dane who played against England earlier this month. The one with the dodgy ticker is Mikael Antonsson, a 29-year-old Swede who needed four operations to cure an irregular heartbeat. [LNB]'I didn't have a resting pulse,' said Antonsson. 'It was 150 when it should have been 60 and, when I was running, it would go to 240, which is quite high. [LNB]Pace: Mathias Jorgensen[LNB]'I went to play in Austria and met a professor who helped me and I haven't had a problem since.' [LNB]Solbakken, who had six unhappy months in the Premier League as a player with Wimbledon, almost died when he had a heart attack in training 10 years ago. [LNB]He was pronounced dead at the scene when the ambulance arrived, but was revived on the way to hospital and, after a few days in a coma, recovered to have a pacemaker fitted.[LNB] His playing career was over but the former Norway international is proving to be a talented coach. [LNB]His team held Barcelona to a draw in the Champions League and he irritated the normally unflappable Pep Guardiola with his smooth media presence. 'Chelsea haven't been that bad, but not that scary either,' said Solbakken last night. [LNB]His team are unbeaten in the Danish league, 19 points clear at the halfway stage, although a long winter break means they have not played competitively for three months. [LNB]'We played quite evenly against Barcelona at home,' added the 43-year-old. 'Chelsea are more physical, stronger at set-pieces and have a different kind of team. It's not the same as meeting Barcelona when you know that if you lose the ball, you won't see it for the next three minutes. [LNB]'We're in fine shape. We very rarely lose at Parken and we have to try to play our natural game. Maybe Chelsea's 120 minutes in the FA Cup on Saturday can even things out a bit. It will be in their legs. I'll be very surprised if it's one-way traffic. [LNB]'Confidence is very high. Some of my players have only lost one or two games playing in this side. They think it's easy. 'Some of them are daft enough to think they're a better side than Chelsea. Maybe I should be talking them down a bit.'[LNB] We'll sort it for you, boss! Terry show of support as Ancelotti plays it cool Martin Samuel: Chelsea boss Carlo Ancelotti should not entertain rule by Roman Abramovich Under-fire Carlo insists Chelsea can taste Champions League glory at Wembley Roma to offer Ancelotti escape from Chelsea as Roman turns on playersChelsea FC news from across the web
